Health Care Policy Research Fellow, Health Services

Department/Area: Health Care Policy

Position Description

The Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School seeks an experienced postdoctoral fellow with a specialty in health services research to lead and collaborate on studies related to mental health and addiction services, digital health, and policy issues under the mentorship of Prof. Haiden Huskamp. This position provides opportunities to collaborate with the Department's interdisciplinary faculty -including economists, physicians, and statisticians-on projects that bridge methods, policy, and practice.

This role will involve intensive analysis of claims data and related large administrative datasets to support policy-relevant research related to mental health and addiction services utilization and quality of care. Experience working with Medicaid, Medicare and/or commercial claims data, a deep understanding of analytical methods and statistics, and advanced programming skills are therefore desired. The role will also involve preparation of graphical displays of results and manuscripts for publication.

Basic Qualifications

• Ph.D. in areas such as health services research, economics, statistics, biostatistics, or a related quantitative field

• Exceptional programming and analytical skills (including R, Python, and SAS or Stata
• Demonstrated expertise in analysis of claims data
• Clear scientific writing and communication, an ability to work both independently and in teams, and a track record of publications

Please include: -

• CV
• Research summary of PhD work
• Cover letter describing your research interests.
• Names and contact information for two people who have agreed to serve as a reference

• Initial review date: rolling as of posting date
• Start date: The position is expected to start on or around July 1, 2026, with flexibility to start earlier.
• Duration: This is a one-year term position from the date of hire, with the possibility of a second-year contingent upon work performance, business need and continued funding to support the position.

With this appointment, you are represented by the Harvard Academic Workers (HAW) - UAW for purposes of collective bargaining and matters affecting your compensation and working conditions.

Harvard has an equal employment opportunity policy that outlines our commitment to prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the university's non-discrimination policy .

Contact Information

Haiden Huskamp, PhD

Contact Email: [email protected]

Salary Range

This postdoctoral specialist position is salaried and benefits eligible. Further information can be found at .

Minimum Number of References Required: 2